مستوى المهارات النفسية وعلاقتها بنتائج الفرق المشاركة في بطولة الجامعات الأردنية في لعبة كرة الطاولة

Shafe’ Suleiman  Telfah; Nedal Mustafa  Bany Saeed; Omar Jamil  Alja’afreh; Yaser Mohamad  Tilfah

doi:10.35516/edu.v50i2 -S1.1831

Authors

Shafe’ Suleiman Telfah Faculty of Physical Education, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-6972
Nedal Mustafa Bany Saeed Faculty of Physical Education, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7276-2723
Omar Jamil Alja’afreh Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mu’tah University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4856-891X
Yaser Mohamad Tilfah Faculty of Physical Education, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4915-0918

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/edu.v50i2%20-S1.1831

Keywords:

Psychological skills, teams results, Jordanian universities, table tennis game

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the level of psychological skills and their relationship with the results of participating teams in the Table Tennis Championship organized by the Sports Federation of Jordanian Universities. Various variables such as gender, university, and number of playing years were considered.

Methods: The study used a descriptive correlational method with a sample of 87 male and female players from the total study population of 128. Data was collected using the psychological skills inventory for sports (PSIS-R-5) adopted from M. J. Mahoney, T.J Gabriel, and T. S. Perkins. The inventory comprised 41 items distributed across six dimensions: anxiety control skills, self-confidence skills, mental match preparation, motivation, team spirit skills, and concentration skills. Data was analyzed using mean, standard deviations, frequencies, percentiles, ANOVA, and correlational statistical tests.

Results: The study found that the overall level of psychological skills among players was moderate. Statistically significant differences in psychological skills were observed based on the university variable, favoring Hashemite University, and the number of years playing variable, favoring players with 11 years and above. No statistically significant differences were found based on gender. Additionally, a positive correlation was established between the level of psychological skills in all dimensions and the results of the participating teams in the championship.

Conclusions: The study recommends that table tennis coaches and coaches of other racket games prioritize psychological skills training as part of their training programs. This can lead to improved performance and results for players in competitions.

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